US Trade Commission Bans Import of Motorola's Popular Droid And Blur Smartphones To The United States

Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 3:44pm by News Desk 2

The US International Trade Commission has ruled that Motorola can not import it's popular Droid and Blur smartphones that use the Android operating system, siding with Microsoft who accused Motorola Mobility of violating patents.

The ruling covers 18 Motorola devices in all, and must now either pay Microsoft 33 cents for each device or stop all imports within 60 days. The only other remedy is for Motorola to alter the software used on the smartphone.

"Although we are disappointed by the commission’s ruling that certain Motorola Mobility products violated one patent, we look forward to reading the full opinion to understand its reasoning," Motorola Mobility said in a statement. "We will explore all options including appeal."